Car stake



May 22, 1928. 1,670,927

s. CHIARELLO CAR STAKE I Filed July 27, 1927 INVENIOR.

Patented May 22, 1928.

UNITED STATES STEFANO GHIARELLO, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

can STAKE.

Application filed m 27,

This invention relates to stakes for logging cars and the like, and hasfor itsprimary object to provide a strong, durable device of thischaracter including a; lower section adapted to be fixed to the side ofthe car and an upper section pivotally and slidably associated with thelower section for being swung longitudinally of the car and downwardlyto an inoperative position when not required for use, simple andeflicient means being provided for retaining the upper section inupwardly swung operative position relative to the lower section, whenrequired for use. p

A further object of the invention is to generally improve and simplifythis class of devices, and to provide simple and efiicient means forslidably connecting the load binding chains to the foldable uppersection of the stake, whereby said'chains may be adjusted to the heightof the load, inan easy and expeditious manner.

Other objects will become apparent'as' the nature of the invention isbetter understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary transverse section of a car equipped with astake constructed in accordance with the present invention, the stakebeing partly in rear elevation and partly in vertical section;

Figure '2 isan elevational View looking toward the left of Figure 1; 1

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on line 33 of Figure 1;t

Figure 4 is a horizontalsection taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 is a horizontal section on line 55 of Figure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, 5 indicates a side sill and 6the floor of a logging car. As shown, the stake constituting the presentinvention includes a lower section 7 which is fixed to the other side ofthe sill 5 by being bolted at its lower end'to the latter as at 8, thelower section 7 projecting above the floor 6 as clearly illustrated in,

Figures 1 and 2. While the invention is disclosed in connection with afiat bottom car,

it is nevertheless to be understood that thesame may be employed inconnection with 1927. Serial No. 208,832.

acar having side walls, the section 7 of the stake being fastened to theinner or outer side of the side wall of the car, depending upon theheight of the latter, it being intended that the upper end of the lowersection 7 of the stake terminate flush with the upper edge of the sidewall of the car, in such cases.

As shown, the lower section 7 of the stake embodies a pair of. spaced orinner and outer elongated plates 9 and 10 respectively disposed inparallel relation and rigidly connectcd at their lower ends andintermediate their vertical edges by means of a web 11 extendingtransversely between the members 9 and 10 as clearly shown in Figures 1,3 and 5. The members 9 and 10 of the stake section 7 are alsorigidlyconnected at their upper ends and adjacent their rear vertical edges bymeans of a transverse vertical connecting web 12. l

slidably disposed between the side members 9 and 10 of the lower stakesection 7 is an upper stake section 13 of I-beam formation,'the edges ofthe flanges of which contact with the inner marginal surfaces of theside members 9 and 10 of the lower stake section as shown clearly inFigures 4 and 5. The web 14; of the section 13 is provided with alongitudinal elongated slot 15, and passed through horizontally alinedopenings in the side members 9 and 10 of the lower stake section 7 is atransverse horizontal pivot bolt 16 disposed between the webs 11 and 12and extending freely through the slot 15 of stake section 13 whereby thelatter is pivotally and slidably connected to the lower stake section 7.Provided uponthe rear flanges of the upper stake section 13 is anexternal downwardly facing hook member 1.7, and provided in the lowerend of the I web 14L of stake section 13 is a slot or notch as at 18.Thus, when the upper stake secti'on13 is swung to a vertical positionand raised, subsequent lowering of said stake section 13 will causeengagement of the hook 17 over the upper end of web 12 and en trance ofthe upper end of web 11 in the slot 18 so that the upper stake section13 is firmly held ill-its upright operative position relative to thelower stake section as shown in the several views. On the other hand, by

reason of the elongated slot 15, the upper stake section may be manuallylifted to disengage the lower slotted end of web 14 from web 11 andsimultaneously disengage hook member 17 "from the upper end of web 12,whereupon the upper stake section 18 is free to be swung forwardly anddownwardly relative to the lower stake section 7 to the inoperativedotted line position of Figure 2. In view of the above it will be seenthat when the load reaches a height abovethe upper end of lower stakesection 7, the upper stake section may be placed in its verticaloperative position for cooperating with other similar stakes "forretaining the portion of the load above the upper end of the lower stakesection of said stake.

' Attached to the inner side of the web let of the upper stake section15 and extending substantially from end to end of the latter is alongitudinal guide rod or wire 1'9 with which is slidably engaged theadjacent end of the load binding chain 20 whose other end is adapted tobe engaged with a similar rod 19 of an opposing stake at the oppositeside of the car. Thus, the chain 20 may be readily adjusted verticallyto the height of the load at any point between the ends of the upperstake section 15, or substantially so. In the form of the invention, theinner plate member 9 of the lower stake section 7 is formed with lateralcars 21 by means of which the stake is attached to the sill 5 througl'ithe medium of the bolts 8.

From the above description it will be seen that the construction isexceeding light, simple and durable, while the inoperative or operativepositioning of the upper stake section may be conveniently cifected inan expeditious manner, and the vertical'adjusb ment of the load bindingchain is readily permitted.

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is z- 1. A car stake including a lower sectionadapted to be fixed to the side of a car in an upright position andembodying a pair of spaced parallel side members rigidly connected attheir lower ends by means of a central vertical web and at their upperends by means of a vertical web disposed near adjacent vertical edges ofsaid side members, an upper stake section of I-beam formation slidablypositioned between the side members of the lowerstake section and havinga longitudinal elongated slot in the web thereof, a horizontal pivotbolt extending through the side members of the lower stake section andpassing freely through said elongated slot for pivotally and slidablyconnecting the upper stake section to the lower stake section, and adownwardly facing hook on the upper stake section engageable with thesecond web of the lower stake section when the upper stake section ispositioned Vertically and lowered, the upper stake section having a slotin the lower end of the Web thereof to receive the first web of thelower stake section when the upper stake section is so positioned andlowered. '2. A car stake including a low-er section adapted to be fixedto the side of a car in an upright position and embodying a pair ofspaced parallel side members rigidly connected at their lower ends bymeans of a central vertical web and at their upper ends by means of averticalweb disposcdnear adjacent vertical edges of said side mem-'bers, an upper stake section of I-beam formation slidably positionedbetween the side members of the lower stake section and havelongatedslot for pivotally and slid'ably connecting the upper stake section tothe lower stake section, a downwardly facing hook on the upper stakesection engageable with the second web of the lower stake section whenthe upper stake section is posi tioned vertically and lowered, the upperstake section having a slot in the lower end of the web thereof toreceive the first web of the lower stake section when the upper stakesection is so positioned and lowered, a guide rod secured to the innerside of the web of said upper stake section and extending substantiallyfrom end toend of the latter, and a load-binding chain slidably en gagedwith said guide rod for free vertical adjustment to any desired pointfrom end to end of the latter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature

